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â€¢ ihamiltos (. jqygg ' ' " m â€¢Â»â€¢*"- â– '?.. * : f as day began to peep nest rnornirur v7ta\zi t â– ' ' " 'â– '" or auma u awnc out of the ton yard t a ' i * , j thm & "*&** arduous landlords ydtow wag,.n with the no ro 1 os it 5 n belcss executed with wonderful skill caesar mounted behind tl t â€¢ * u,er nd precision tadoftheveh^and'g^stitt ha lh j ss â„¢ **>"<-<- e bghr as the gray of^he m^uil us,e i^f t ca Â» began its course acain in the lilth o "' ! j plÂ»*ndor that dazzled the the i cock hailed ti.e delight c ec ly the s ir vi,!a ? e ' each craa ' â„¢ s heated from the hills he sky ffrew vtw 3 wth a foxtail a short c fi^i e v andtfie *Â» a of h5c â– vak>u zt n^^r^t >' d hl ptntoaelv on fflled the valley began t0 u)33 ro \ '^ â„¢â„¢*<-? â„¢-* red momcco and quality binding ay,hke the e | b 0 ? a f } â€¢Â«*Â» "*** "*- tl e pantal oons were ofthe same color asthejac bustle of advancing day began ; doers and win i tl "-Â£?" itm â„¢ d wjlh - wh w iuwa were thxown open ; l uw^tsrf nn . "^ and "â„¢" e "*- â„¢>* 0 Â«- h'nge : and-tv h.tie world Â£Â»â€ž m o i ' f n 1 * * a " ; 80ire r * i their some ponderous machine that wheel after whjll â€¢" wd *? m * j at â€¢*â€¢ obtuse angle and othvrs atan s eradnally in motion . â„¢ l â– "* * hed j an t e of forty-five one wa mounted en a tall in a short time after the tailor was seen el >Â» with his *& and wr ** â– **â– 'â– **- ly returning along the road with a jz mkli i j c j aim ' th Â«: â€¢Â»*Â»*Â«â€¢ ted nag with shaggy mane * pine boughs and aaaireaaa thflis w"%s^m*-.Â«e*i-Â»tf-a*Â»s was unloaded at the tavern ea^md Â£ , itvasat 2 v v Â«"â€¢*Â»'â– "-*" 1 rp carried up into the bafl/wh*nj*jpsr te2 l,b,m iookin ? a8 fi <'â„¢ j his sleeves danced and cane ted l fc h f Â«*Â«Â« a little hoo wed crtature with in one 6 p h-bbs 5 s prospectus for t .!! yecow sgn post from which hong a while sign em a-mw-d widi a fierce bajd-headed eagle li'>h;ntj an oiive branch in one daw and a flash uflrk d iiglitning in the other underneath was written in large black letters 'â€¢ the bald eagle : good entertainment for man and beast by jonathan dewlap esq one calm sultry summer evening the knot of vallage politicians had assembled according to custom at the tavern door at the entrance sat the landlord justice of the peace and quorum lolling in a rocking chair and dozing over the cdumusof an electioneering handbill along the benches ol the portico vcre seated the village attorney the schoolmaster the tailur and other personages of less note but not loss idle iior less devoted to the affairs ofthe nation to this worthy assembly of patriotic citizens the schoolmaster was drowsily doling forth the contents ofthe latest gazette it was at that memorable epoch of our national history when lafayette returned to visit in the eveuing of his days the land that owed so much to his youth tul enthusiasm ; and to see in lhe soft decline of r_mi_a_th i in ammmmmmm i the c.inoii.v.1 wm m tâ‚¬*m*mmai atorm the dec w<jr .. nnhsaally n^y and quarrelsome arouad the â„¢ q in yard : ami a fivk fl f wlataim erowa were hol dmg ommou3 consolation n u d the top of a ta pine every thing g.vc iohcation of an ar proaehing thunder gust a distant irregular peal rattled along the sky jute a volley of nine tatty i he-y thought it was a salute to the gen eral soon after the art grew darai and miat it began to darrfe a few scattered drops pattered on the roofs and it set in to rain a atteaw of confusion ensued the pcd***oÂ«e amllmsdisctplesnwkahelierin a school juv the crowd dispersed in all directions with hand kerchiefs thrown over thcr heads and-auwna vk*l up nnd even thing looked dismal and aiseanmabta faces some tried to keep their apt r.ts up by thinking others wished tolaueh the matter off others stood with their hands e their pickets inking am ot the window to aaa it ram and making wry fat*es night drew on apace and thc ram contiouee mill nothing was to be heard of the general some were lor dispatching a messenge-r to aaoea tain tbe cause ot tb <â€¢Â«'.â€¢*}>â€¢ . l iw atmataasg wn.ro was a great chattering and splashing of hoots at the door and the troop reined up epettcred witi mud drenched through and through and con pletoly crest fallen not long after tho foot company came atraggling in dripping wet an.i diminished to one half ita number by deeertionp the tailor entered the bar-room reeking and dis eonsolato ; a complete epitome of the miseriea ol human life written in hia face tbe foathw edited k published by hamilton c jo^es his object is to trw'rucf and to phase he will therefore w-.ih zeal and diligence set him s if to thaa work and he flatters himself that the great iiiuiaajb of literal ire science politics agriculture and commerce may be promoted by ms labors good morau and refinement it shall de his ambition to uphold and against the cue tqk-.i ot these whether open or hidden he will urge the utmost of hit strength criticism wit anecdote and thaaa other puagents that give zest cb int<--llÂ«-ctaal repasts he will endeavor t afford the fvetehmsst believing ia thc patriotism and just intentions of the president and aware hat undeserved blame can but hinder the proper action of government he will feel it his duty 70 bow tha tide of obloquy which has been so freely poured tonh against the administration and vin dicate with energy its jabtiftalile.nmasurcs he will be free however to anstam the continuance cf the catted states bank with such checks and ratifications as experience may have shown to be necessary the editor deems the excise of the power rf making internal imprnrcmmtshy the general i.*ovcrnmciit in the highest degree inelp dient he believes that thi'distribut-.o-i of large suir of money by congress and lhe president will pro duce jealousies distrust and disaffection and will thus weaken obi anion â€” to say nothing of the corrupting tendency ofsurh 1 gis tion against a tariff which has for itschj toe foster aig of the intereatbocuneaeetiao of our conn try at the expense of another the beat energies of this paper will be opposed ofthe newly propagated doctrine of nullifica tion is onlj neeessaxy t.i say that in ail its phases and mutations it is e.ntrary.to our most settled views of civil polity and as kjech will be combat edhy the watchman tiie watchman salisitury saturday november 10 1892 ageafts the in slowing gentlemen will oblige me by acting as agents for the watchman in the sev oral counties where they reside and receipts made by thein weuld be as valid ai if mado by myself viz : surry county s^skmss^^^o it first l^^^^stir 1 1 ;' " his approach was every where hailed with heart stripped of faded ttmhtnmttr e l ,. , were h stirringly there was but one voice through j cs ms ofÂ«jfh a r i .^ f Â°* f Â° rmo ! > hobdaw.-b ut the jan ,. u j itmtge uiryno-h wh i ~ "' 3 --^ ya Â» tna *- had lost their lu.-tre wereb he passed hailed hhn with rural lesuvities ad l se.n'ofdl ; and the white pine chandelier vasl dresses odes and a dinner at the tavern i "* < hÂ»d of its yellow coat and dangled from iheb every step of his journey wis regularly and j c * n h e w begone and emaciated bull minutely recorded in those voluminous chro j orc fag -â– â– '- wia_ie room was again filled withl nicies of our country lhe newspapers and co j chjs,and garlands and fostoon6,and 8tars,andl lumn after column was filie-d with long notices ! a d bwds ofsiiiguiar device in green haves audi of the dinners he had eaten and of the toasts aspangus tops over tha chimney piece were i drank and of the songs sung on the occasion suspended i wo american flags with a portrait ot'l as the school master detailed to the group a c 1 "''- vvashingtoii beneath them ; and the namosl round him an account of these busy festival ofrcuton york town bunker hill bee peeped which were so rapidly succeeding each other all i outfrem between thÂ«ievurgreenb cut in red mo i over the country the little soul he ix^sessed | rocco and fastened to the wall with a profusion kindled up within him with true oratoricil j of brass nails every part of the room was lib-l emphasis he repeats a long list of toast i trally decorated with paper eagles ; and in al dranjf on a recent ctlebraiion of the kind â€” ' the i oraer hung a little black ship rigged with twinel american eagle â€” ' the day wc celebrate ] a i armed with a whole broadside of uinbrellol the new england fair â€¢ the heroes who j v 3 - i fought bled and dietl at bunker hill â€” if which i b were in vain to attempt a description of alll 1 am one !' â€” and a thousand others equally pat j the wonders that started up beneath the tailor'sl riotic he was interrupted by the merry notes j hand as from the touch of a magician's wand â€” i ot the stage horn twanging in long drawn blasts . * v - a word before night every thing was in rea-l everthebluehilis tt-ht skirt d the village andj d ' ni s travellers that arriveel in the eveningl bad shortly after a cloud of dust eame roihng iuj brought intbrmation that the general would pass light volume along the road and the stage coach through tho village at noon the next day ; but wheeled up to the door , i without tlie slightest expectation of lhe jubilee it was driven by a stout thickest young fol lh at awaited hmt the tailor was beside him-l low with a glowing red face that peeped out | 8f tf with joy at the news and pictured to himselfl from under the wide brim of a white hat like mvm good uaturod self-complacency , the rur ihe setting sun from beneath a summer cloud p ri se and delight ofthe venerable patriot when he was dressed in a wren tailed gingham coal he shauid receive the public honors prepared for with pocket holes outside and a pair 61 gray im him and the new blue coat with bright buttons en pantaloons buttoned down each leg with a and velvet collar which was then making at his row of a yellow bell buttons his vest was stri yi op " â€¢ ped with red and biuc ; and around his neck ho .. 1 the moan time the landlady had been busy wore a coloured silk handkerciiief tied in a loose * a making preparations tor a sumptuous dinner knot before and tucked in at the waistband the lawyer had been locked up all day hard at beside him on his ejaaeh box sat two dusty tra work u p u n his oration ; and the peoegogue was vellers in riding caps and the group within pros hard ridden by the phantom of a pontic eulogy sented an uncomfortable picture ot the miserioo *$**- bealaude hiaimagniatiaa like the nightmare of travelling in a stage coach in the monthof nothing was heard in the village but the bustle j uup of preparation ami the martial music of drums in an instant all was noise and confusion in atu * *- ics - p a while the ponderous wheel of the bar room of the inn travellers that had - al)or seemed to stand still the clatter of the just arrived and these about to set off in the eve oÂ»|*n***a mallet was sdent the painter left his ning coach came crowding in with their bag brush tae cwbbler his awl andjthe blacksmith's gage ; some eager to secure places and others bdlowbtbjraoaria asleep with ita nose buried in lodgings a noisy group was gathered at tiie lht ", a3lics bar within which tho landlady was bouncing to the next morning at day-break the whole mi and fro in a hull and angling a great bunch of -- tar y force of the town was marshalled '' rth in keys like some wild aunual at a rare-show talk j try ' ltc - 1 ' 1c tavern armed and equipped as the ing about its cage whisking its tail and jingling * aw direct conspicuous among this multitude its iron chain a c stood a tayior arrayed in a coat of his own ma the fire place was filled with pine boughs and cm o a - lace and buttons and a pair of buff asparagus tops j and over it tjto wall was cov p ailta 'Â°Â° ns > drawn up so tight that ho could hard ered with advertisements of new invented ma v touch his feet to the ground he wore a comes patent medicines toll gate and turnpike au lar 7 bat.^baped like a ciam bbell with lit coiiipanies and eoarse prims of steamboats stage ' e white go;ue feathers stuck all around the coaches opposition lines and fortune's home by hia aide atood the gigantic figure of forever in one corner stood an old fashioned t0 * blacksmith ia regimental at length the oaken settee with high back and crooked el ro *' Â°* t * ie drum announced the order for forming bows which served as a scat by day and a bed ie ran -- s * aiiu tne valiant host displayed itself by night in another was a pile of trunks aud i * bing waveriiig line here stood a tall lan diilcrunt articles of a traveller's euuippage tra ern-jawcu fellow all legs furnished up with a j veliinydwatfl hung here and there about the ret " waistcoat and shining green coat a little j room ; and t he atmosphere was thick with the tou:i ' l v 'Â° 0 ' * iat perched oa ihe back of his head i smoke of tobacco and ihe fuu.osof brandy " ao **. downward tapering off in a pair of yellow at length the sound ofthe wheels was heard ' da i le '? os > twisted and wrinkled about the knees at tbe door ; * stage ready v shouted the coach j a ' s l \ lns s 6 ** ij ****â€¢ screwed into them bo man piit/ing bta head in at ibc door ; there was j , ;:> * e *'** n a oa a long-waisttd being with a head a hurry and busilo about the room , ' the travel *' i1,0 d f 7 **- b ****Â» sea off with a willow hat lew crowded out : a short pause succe-eded : the | a:u * a lac luat forked as if it were of soul h-ath | carnage uoor was slammed to in haste ; and the i ur - a,,v * a o ra - s '* ut . m lh -' nubile of ii for a mouth coach wheeled away and disappeared in the , is,ext caam a'bltlcman with tierce black dusk of the evening | whiskers and a sugar loaf bat eonipped with a lhe sound of us wheels had hardly ceased to i loll !* i * jw b*"g piece a powder iiorn and a white he heard when the taiior ton-red the room with cauv * s8 bnapsack with a red star on the back ot | a newspaper in hii hand aim strutted up utln ! lv ' ril Â°" a mntry bmnkm standing butt up square ami the school master who aat tal.dn to ' ri = ht " ius 1,ead mymted his toe-s turned out j gethei apon the settee with a step that mmi1 ' i holdia z - isl u > bis gun with one hand and kee j nave done honor to the tragedy hereof a strollinu i i 1m s ""-* ber spread out upsa his right thigh j tn.atre he had just received the tiding thi i * 4hcn n 4 u^dthe uecendani otsonie revoltitii.ua i latayette was on uis way north the stajre ; ty vct *' ra "* arrmyci iu the uniform and bearing driver txuught the news lite passcnters con j tue aruw nw aecotitremeutsof tiis ancestor a t finned it Â« was m tbe newst-apers and tf ou " kt -" 1 lm Â«â€¢ bis bead a heavy musket on hia eoursc tbe.ceoud be no ihwbt noon the subject j fbuuld aaahfci ins hack a large knapsack mar ttnuw became a general topic uf conversation kl h l ' s ' here was a man in a straw hat in the bar room j ue villain eame in one by ! . Â» in - ; ' i,ri jacket and there a pale nervous one ail were on c.pic ; all lalknd toÂ«Â»ether - feuow ' mttoncd up to the e-biit ma drab grey i.af.iyotte thc mantis the iicn*ral ' he would ! ,; - a '* td l ard â€¢ mu s : - i Â» st tiie morning air and pass thro the village iu i wo days from tbe.-ic _ i kee p Â° u *â€¢ u ' v,r a,ul i - ne * â€ž pviiat was tobe done the town authorities attention the whole front face eyes were at their wit's cod and were quae as ana ri ? ht k > s fl " sua,1 >', ! al 1 te!,tum u ' llie liuusto know how they should receive their j 1 tha blaoksnuui in a voice j venerable glestas they were to receive him like a volcano la tha mean time lhe news took wing â€” teleg popgun i there was a crowd at the door uf the post of w 1 *'] . .., , , ,, j fice talking with becoming seal upon the subject ' 1 bidation sheepshanks i the boys in the etr.oet gajre tort-e cheers and ,!"~Â° t â€¢ i .. - j bhuntea * lafayette forever and in ieaa than j ' r ' tu â„¢ j nat Â» ai1 baocockl j ten miaatea the approaching jubilee was known | fb:re i and talked of in every nook and corner of the t al * d " on th s a a whole catilo o riie Â«Â« w | village the town authorities assc-mbled in the i hard names ' " little back parlor ofthe inn lodise-u^s the subject i atuurtion shoulder â€” arms \ ery well fall i more at leisum over a liiug of cider and conclude back there on the extreme left o talking in i upon tae necessary arrangements for the ocea the rauksl present axuis squire wiggins ou'r isi^n here they eontiiuted with closed duota not in the line if you please a little lariher in a luntd a late hour and after much debate finally little farther out,tn.tc i guess that will uo eairy ir^ol^uodecorai^ti^avern hall ; prenarewi arms very wt-li doue l^urck time uiÂ»on yo pvettt^td^^^^oklntt.ke a ham ds rooster with his tad clipped just preparing to crow . m ari*s**fecudff o tneir icaeler tin wota oi command was given and they rent through the sword ex ercise hewing and cutting the air m all directions with the most cool and dclilterate courage the ot.ler was then given to draw pistols ready â€” aim fire iÂ»op â€” pop â€” pop â€” went the pistols â€” too â€” too â€” i > â€” went the trumpet the horse took fright at tl sound some plunged others reared and kicked and others started out of the line and capered up anl down mike mad the captain being satisfied with this display of the military discipline of his troop then wheeled olt in sec tions and rode gallantly into the tavern yard to recruit from the fatigues o the morning ciowds of country people now came driving in from all directions to see the fun and the gen eral thc hit st farmer m broad rimmed hat and broad sksrted coat jogged slowly on with his wife and a half a dozen blooming daughters in a square top chaise and country beaux in all their sunday finery came racing along in wag gons or parading round on horseback to win a sidelang look from borne fair country loss in gipsy hat and blue ribbons in the meantime the school master was far from being idle his scholars had been assembled at an early hour and after a deal of drilling and good advice were arranged in a line in front of the school house to bask in the sun aad wait for the general the little girls had wreaths of roses upon their heads and naskets of flowers in their hands and the boys carried bibles.and wore paper on their hats inscribed welcome lafayette 1 he school master walked up and down before them with a rattan in his hand repeating to himself his poetic eulogy stopped now and then to rap ! some unlucky little rogue over the knuckles for misdemeanor shaking one to make him turn out his toes and pulling another's ear to make him hold up his head and look like a man in this manner the morning wore away and the hour at which it had been rumored that the ganeral was to arrive drew near the whole military force both toot and horse was then summoned together in front of thc tavern and formed into a hollow square and the colonel a ewarthy knight of thc fotge by the aidof a scrawl written by the squire and placed in the crown of his hat made a most eloquen and patriotic ha rangue in which he called the soldiers his bro thers in arms the hope of their country the ter ror to their enemies the huh ark of liberty and the safeguard to the fair sex they we e then wheeled back agaiu into a line and dismissed for ten minutes an hourtr two previous an honest old black named boaz hail been stationed upon the high ruad not far from the entrance of the village e tjuipped with a loaded gun which he was order ed to discharge by way of signal as soon as the general should appear full oi the iu pttrtance and dignity of his offioe boaz marched to and fro across the dusty road with his musket ready i cocked and his finger on the trigger this ma r-rweririg in the sun however diminished his en thusiasm in proportion as it increased that of his b'tdy till at length he sat down on a stump in the f shade and leaning his musket against thc trunk of a tree took a short stemmed pipe out ef his pocket and itcjran to smoke as noon day drew | near he grew hungry and home sick his hear simk into his stomach i lis african philosophy dwindled apace into a mere theory ovorpower i ed by the heat cf the weather he grew drowsy | his pipe fell front his mouth his head lost its e t quipoise and droppt d like a poppy upon bifl breast and sliding gently from his seat he fell asleep at the root of the tree he was aroused from his slumber by the noise of an empty wagon that came rattling along a cross road near him thus j suddo ily awakened the thought of thc general's i approach the idea of being sleeping on his post i and the shame of having given the signal too ! late flashed together acr iss his bewildered mind j ui springing upon his feet he caught his musket shut mth eyes and find to the utter consterna tion ofthe wao-oncr whu^c horses tool fright at the sk.und and became unmanageable poor bo az when he saw the mistake he had made and the mischief he had done did not wait long to th hberata but throwing his musket over his shoul der bounded into the woods and was out ol sijghi in the twinkling of an eye the sharp report of tiie run ru-.g far and wide through the hueh of noontide awakening many a drowsy echo ttilt grumbled in the distance hke a man roused untimely from his rest at the soound ofthe long expected signal gun tlie whole village was put in motion the drum beat to or der the ranks ware lrmed in haste and the whole military force mov d off to escort the ge neral in amid the waving of banners the roll ol the drums the scream of riles aad tiie twang oi the horse trumpet all was now anxious expectation at tlie vil lage the moments passed like hours the lawyer appeared at tbe door with his speech in his hand toe school master and his - scholar j stonl broiiing in the sun and many a se-archinj 1 ok was cast along to dusty highway luigj some indication of their nuesta approach b francis k a r:r toogt^b wrigbt peter clingmam , h storks col'ntvlh john v i'orndexter esq â– laaae gibson esq tfl wilkes county â– col saml f th messrs finlt-v & bouchcll â– bur hi count â– robert pearson esq , â– sidney s ervvin â– john i hardin esq â– rockingham â– robert gallowav jr esq tfl a m scales esq j lincoln â– c g henderson esq m m a m barton esq vfl mecklenburg â– dr j d boyd â– f l isnith esq mt miles li abernathy â– cabarrus â– david storke , esq mt d m barnnger esq ma guilford â– dr j a mebane â– asilfi â– col a mitchell â– iredell whitfield kerr joseph p caldwell esq davidson juhnp.mabry reasonable commission will be allowed on mo ney collected . h.c.j ones . salisbury july 28 1332 let us have a bank if the people of north carolina especially the west were to be polled you could se-arce find a dissenting voice to the above sentimoot circumstances render the necessity for a bank currency to be afforded by the state almost imperious in consequence of the curtailed operations if the i s bank the notes of that institution are obviously retiring al ready the south carolina bank notes are at a discount mainly on account of tiie irresponsibili ty of these corporations to our state authorises and thc georgia notes are much worse for the same and some other similar reasons â€” there is evidently a want of this sort of currency to cor respond with the business demand f tiie coun try habit has made paper tiie inexliurn of bu siness transactions even where and the people can scarce do without it nothing but the urgen cy of habit and the searoety uf better paper would since the expl.sion of tite macon bank make our citizens deal in georgia notes at all and the unsettled political condition of south carolina render ln;r notes somewhat otwclccme the existence of these facts teach us that we ought to have a uank or banks within cur own control and in our own neighborhoods so that we might ei ther prevent or avoid the consequences thai befal ourettizeiis frcÂ«o ignorance of thecenditionwf banks and af tne genuineness uf the paper c c it is believed that north carolina ean tern some of ber past experience to giod account in tlie future man agementof i'nnks.atiti should she not fall into some untried scheme such as the good sense of the wlwe community has repudiated we need nut fear but that a sate and wholesome business can in done :>\ a new bank with branches in th several important towns in the state we scout thc ideaot ;\ faith and credit bank â€” we behove the plan totally delusive at a proper time iitid with mere leisure we think we ean satisfy oor can lid readers ofthe fact we are far from believing that the existence of these money corporations mid to r take from the aggre gate wealth of a state they sometimes give a stimulous to business whieh if ti d ues noi h>-id to fair-trading is ol greatjbenefit u tbe community but it is only in tii.i^s of great i bility that sued ati'-va i-rncnt can be of service and even then it is but the introducer of sucoess ami prosperity if a count ean not get along without the con tinual forcing of lis energies it is not healthy and sound and must sink whenever the excitant is withdrawn â€” without regard therefore loany thing else than the convenience of a sound paper cir eolation and the safely ofthe people against the frauds of manager and oi counterfeiters we are still to look anon tins as a matter t.t much mo ment and ver general concern the word is in every body's mouth what shall we do for money without a new bank â€” we therefore invite the earl v att in ion of the next assembly to thc subject the people hi the west have aid no sort iÂ»f attention to an act passed at tbe bsl session to prevent the circulation uf bilu under jo i>-sued by other states indeed tliey can not do it aud the political and gem r.tl disregard i if thc law by a people as patriotic as any iu the world js a proo ili 1 t>m^^^^^^^^^^^m mma-nasi ere torn outof his clam shell hat his coat waa thoroughly sponged his hoots full of water aad his buff pantaloons tltrag tighter than ever to h little legs be trembled like a leaf one riugh have taken him for i*evi r and ague pcrsonifio ' the blacktmith,on the contrary soi-nuxl bjdlb-tu the water as little as if it were hia elemrc the rain did not penetrate him and he roll into the bar room like a great aaa calf that aft.-i sporting about in thc wave tamhlra liimsÂ»lf out upon the sand to dry a thousand question were asked at cncc abo the general but there was nobody to aaawi : them they had seen nothing ot him lhe had heard nothing of him they knew mthinf of him their spirit and patior.ce were ecu plelely soaked out of them ; no patriotism was pmof against such torrents of rain every heart beamed now toeink mdeap ui every hope hid given way when the twang of thc st ige horn was heard sending forth its long drawn cadences nnd enhvciui â€¢. the gloom of a rainy twilight the coa dashed up to the door it was empty : not a solitary passenger the coachman canm i without a dry thread about him a lit stream of water trickled down hia back from the rim of his hat there was something dismally ominous in his look ; he sceiii j tobe a messenger of bad news gin'ral ! â€” tbe gin'ral lâ€”where's the gin'ral !" he's gone on by another road so much for the opposition line and the new turn pike !" said the coachman as he tossed off a glass of new england j he has lost a speech said the lawj-^l iie lo.-t a coat ho id the tailo____________b terms tht carolina uatchmax is published every week at three dollar per year n advance whrrc the.su/iscribcrshyo counties more than one hundred miles distant from salisbury and in all cases wltere tht account is over me year stai ding the puce will be 4 jsii subaeription wiil t.e token fm less tiian one year : advertising will be done a ithe usual ratc3 i fi(o subscription will be withdrawn until arrear.'i iges at paid unban the editor chooses six suk-^ribcrs p'i}'ing the whole s>im in ad vatu-e cast have the watcjiinmial ffi 50 tor one year and if advanced regularly will ho continu ed at the same rates afterwards ail letters to the editor mu#rt be postpaid or they will not be attended to persems addressing the editor on the business of thc office will addu^ss him as editor of the carol/da watchman â€” 1'hoso that write on oth er bu.sin.*is can direct to ii c jones h.b all the bubscripiions taken before the atfiniiif dcement of this paper it will bo remem bered bocoiae dc-on the publication of the fir t lumber haiattltoir c jokes vm7ill continue for the present to practice i w v law in thecoiiiitie of rowan and surry lin both the county & superior courts he will bdaittlie next superior courts of stakes and da r tosettle his business in these courts ib under the office of the carolina few doom below the mansion hotel lately oc cupd by saiu'l jones esq in tavern u iie lost a dinner said the landlord it is a gloomy night at the bald eagle a few boon companions sate late over their bottle drank hard and tried to be merry ; but it would not do good humor bagged â€” the jokes were bad â€” the laughter force and one after another they elunk awaw Â« . bed full of bad liquor and reeling wit i tlie the fumes of brandy and beer plimet te constantly oa hand at my limekiln tokis c onnty fresh-.4oiiâ‚¬-itpu both slack inslackcrl which i sell at 2b cents per gr slacked and 50 far imslacked â€” and ) quantity of one hundrtd bushels is tak oionce and paid for the price will be some the comet the appearance ef biela's comet has been announced in various shapes by alitio every paper in tho united states and every probably incorrectly many poopb have evidently mistaken the planet mara for the comet mars is now every near the pleiades and nsoe in the northeast about 10 o'clock p m others have been nun led by the nebula in the girdlo of andrc meda which cortainly has something of the appearance of a comet and has caused similar mistakes former occasions some â– notices of biela's comet have evidently been manufactured from burreu's plani phere map which appears to have beat made pp from that every creditable p-ii-li cation the american almanac and reposi tory it is presumed that this com *, which is looked for with great interest both by tbe learned and unlearned will be eecn with a tolerable telescope at least a weok before it can be visible to the nakod eye when it docs appear it is to be hoped tb-it some scientific gentlemen will give to the public its apparent place in the heavens in order that it may be identified by every one the position of an object in the heavens is usually expressed in de clination and right assension which bear the same relation to the celestial equmtor that 1 ititude and longitude do to tho ter restrial the right assension is measured eastward in the time or degrees from the first poinf aries ; but almost every school boy of the present day understands thc use of the globe and on this subject we need not sav more should the comet pass its perihelion later than the circulations state or appear to the westward of its computed places , it will come nearer to the earth than fiftjt one millions of miles the estimated dis tanceâ€”if a month later it will come al most in contact with the earth a scientific friend who has a telescope capable of ob serving tbe eclipse of jupiter's satellites has not been able to see tbe comet up to the 27th ult its apparent path in thp heavens will be eastward â€¢ but owing to tho diur nal motion of the earth and the acceler ation of fixed stars it willap.war to many to nave a differeut motif n we may therefore expect to rec.ivo many ridiculous accounts of tins comet â€” merc adv wberedva old jaekeon live when he's at home r askeo a clay dandy the other day in theti^rwofthep^phv answered Â« uu Â«*** <_:<>_ _ iakerpeol f jpo .) mercvntf m james martin sen'r the cane fear a nd yadkin r&il road bw*^el sulÂ»viip"i.>n for stock in tbiscem m are now opened in the town of sal m wm 11 slaughter and aiio wdl remain open un dn 29th day ol august next the subscri pleased to learn from a recent communi u them front the commissioners at wil tii tt 100,000 of stock will be taki u in 1 wilmington and fayetteville and r - l ' t e tithe intended road will shortly aurvoyed by an eaanent engineer james martin jr michael brown thos l cowan wm h hokah max chambers sulytautfl commissmnirs ijl\ti*iisi ic+isvi\ti respectfully announce to th public thai they ba*ra sueceeued in renew their engagement with miss amelia thomp ciii.r.r t . nf tliia â€” institution â€” tbe v_ll_go into ope ratun again on the i 3th in this acadrrnv arf the arithmetic geognphv hronowrv philosophy moral and rhhetoric needle work drawing music aud ihe french lantruairo h v mcbee k i hoke k c e keinhardt k ramsouu ____________ v leonaiu ______ *'â– summey fff^^ntiii^loirioiaustro^ing al n-j the olv itirttroad would cheat them with a td'.i illusion it en the report of musquetry and the roll of i ciun.s rattling among tbe hills an dying on the breeze would fspire the fugitive hojie that , he had at length arrived and a murmur of eager expectation would run from mouth to mouth ' there he comes that's he and the people i would crowd into the street to be again disap pointed one o'clock arrived two throe but nogen ! eral ! the dinner was over done the land-lady in great tribulation lhe cook in a great passion i the gloom of disappointment began to sit ontna 1 ny a countenance the people looked doubting llyateach other and guessed the sky too i be pin to lower volumes of black clouds piled j thcaselvn n in the west and thaaateaed a lu c.c-m-.y tliat exists t7.r"a"aaa))____^bur*"Â«'i uimier ; ordtr out the mil.tia , aotow^^pth provision iu this respect by surprise toe lawyer was appointed to write an oration and i ie school aaaates an ode the bald eagle tor the tweaaion â€” as night advanced th crowd gradually dis from the token if ddantic souvcnicr for 1s32 peraed from tha slree siience succeeded to i'll have you chronicled ami chronicled nnd uie hum of rejoicing and nothing wns heard cut tk chroriieied sung in all-io-be-praiseo 1 sou throughout the village but the occasional bark of netts anj grav'd m new brave ballads that nil a dog tiie creaking of the tavern sign and the toni'ties shall trouble you in mecu!a a:cuionim bo.le*a oiuaiial arreniaaf tha one keyed flute fj/j comedy "~ : â– '" school master who perched at ins cham ln one of tlie little villages sprinkled along jrwi.tuo-.vui night gown and slippers serenar thc delicious valley of the connecticut there .-â€¢ i i.e neighborhood with ' fire on the moun stood not many years ago a little tavern ailed 1 and half of ' washington's march â€” tho bald eagle it was an old last j-j neu bond â€¢ to.si tiie grocer wheahved next drÂ«jr roused ing with a small ant i.pie portico in front wne.o lutu sweet dreams of ireaeie and brown sugar ol a laxy summer afternoon the v se men af ay tossing in his bed and wishme the d<;uce the vdiage assembled to read newspapers talk wmiu take the school master wiui bis latin politic and urmk boot beiore tat deaf st.od a and ins em ke d llute t^-^-^-________________________-^-^-^h^^*i717j)-i7h the little red-coated drummer flourished his drum-sticks the bandy-legged nfer struck up \ an kee i'aodle cassar snowed his fiat face over tiie horizon ofthe great bass drum like tne moon in an eclipse iue taikf drandisned his sword and tiie whole company wheeled witu some confusion round the tavern sign post streamed down the read covered with duat and toilowed by a troop ottdraggled tailed boys assam as the company bad disappeared and the dub ol its drum ceased to be heard the t o-ioo of a shnll trumpet sounded across tiie plains and a troop of horse came riding up the wader was a jolly round faced butcher with a bad loxtail nooning over his head and came spurring on with nla elbows flapping up and down like a pair of wings aa he approached the tavern beotdered ibe troop to wheel and form a ho hi front a officii to oil established at ihe residence o campbell bb in ire rettunty by the name afiiaw hope of which f removal pnameufdobaoiis post office david son county ia changed to rich fork b.dobson _________________________________ k^.-lt wtpy angfh5 bo.n'ds for sale at thifi qmqk

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â€¢ ihamiltos (. jqygg ' ' " m â€¢Â»â€¢*"- â– '?.. * : f as day began to peep nest rnornirur v7ta\zi t â– ' ' " 'â– '" or auma u awnc out of the ton yard t a ' i * , j thm & "*&** arduous landlords ydtow wag,.n with the no ro 1 os it 5 n belcss executed with wonderful skill caesar mounted behind tl t â€¢ * u,er nd precision tadoftheveh^and'g^stitt ha lh j ss â„¢ **>"u zt n^^r^t >' d hl ptntoaelv on fflled the valley began t0 u)33 ro \ '^ â„¢â„¢** 0 Â«- h'nge : and-tv h.tie world Â£Â»â€ž m o i ' f n 1 * * a " ; 80ire r * i their some ponderous machine that wheel after whjll â€¢" wd *? m * j at â€¢*â€¢ obtuse angle and othvrs atan s eradnally in motion . â„¢ l â– "* * hed j an t e of forty-five one wa mounted en a tall in a short time after the tailor was seen el >Â» with his *& and wr ** â– **â– 'â– **- ly returning along the road with a jz mkli i j c j aim ' th Â«: â€¢Â»*Â»*Â«â€¢ ted nag with shaggy mane * pine boughs and aaaireaaa thflis w"%s^m*-.Â«e*i-Â»tf-a*Â»s was unloaded at the tavern ea^md Â£ , itvasat 2 v v Â«"â€¢*Â»'â– "-*" 1 rp carried up into the bafl/wh*nj*jpsr te2 l,b,m iookin ? a8 fi h;ntj an oiive branch in one daw and a flash uflrk d iiglitning in the other underneath was written in large black letters 'â€¢ the bald eagle : good entertainment for man and beast by jonathan dewlap esq one calm sultry summer evening the knot of vallage politicians had assembled according to custom at the tavern door at the entrance sat the landlord justice of the peace and quorum lolling in a rocking chair and dozing over the cdumusof an electioneering handbill along the benches ol the portico vcre seated the village attorney the schoolmaster the tailur and other personages of less note but not loss idle iior less devoted to the affairs ofthe nation to this worthy assembly of patriotic citizens the schoolmaster was drowsily doling forth the contents ofthe latest gazette it was at that memorable epoch of our national history when lafayette returned to visit in the eveuing of his days the land that owed so much to his youth tul enthusiasm ; and to see in lhe soft decline of r_mi_a_th i in ammmmmmm i the c.inoii.v.1 wm m tâ‚¬*m*mmai atorm the dec wâ€¢ . l iw atmataasg wn.ro was a great chattering and splashing of hoots at the door and the troop reined up epettcred witi mud drenched through and through and con pletoly crest fallen not long after tho foot company came atraggling in dripping wet an.i diminished to one half ita number by deeertionp the tailor entered the bar-room reeking and dis eonsolato ; a complete epitome of the miseriea ol human life written in hia face tbe foathw edited k published by hamilton c jo^es his object is to trw'rucf and to phase he will therefore w-.ih zeal and diligence set him s if to thaa work and he flatters himself that the great iiiuiaajb of literal ire science politics agriculture and commerce may be promoted by ms labors good morau and refinement it shall de his ambition to uphold and against the cue tqk-.i ot these whether open or hidden he will urge the utmost of hit strength criticism wit anecdote and thaaa other puagents that give zest cb int hobdaw.-b ut the jan ,. u j itmtge uiryno-h wh i ~ "' 3 --^ ya Â» tna *- had lost their lu.-tre wereb he passed hailed hhn with rural lesuvities ad l se.n'ofdl ; and the white pine chandelier vasl dresses odes and a dinner at the tavern i "* < hÂ»d of its yellow coat and dangled from iheb every step of his journey wis regularly and j c * n h e w begone and emaciated bull minutely recorded in those voluminous chro j orc fag -â– â– '- wia_ie room was again filled withl nicies of our country lhe newspapers and co j chjs,and garlands and fostoon6,and 8tars,andl lumn after column was filie-d with long notices ! a d bwds ofsiiiguiar device in green haves audi of the dinners he had eaten and of the toasts aspangus tops over tha chimney piece were i drank and of the songs sung on the occasion suspended i wo american flags with a portrait ot'l as the school master detailed to the group a c 1 "''- vvashingtoii beneath them ; and the namosl round him an account of these busy festival ofrcuton york town bunker hill bee peeped which were so rapidly succeeding each other all i outfrem between thÂ«ievurgreenb cut in red mo i over the country the little soul he ix^sessed | rocco and fastened to the wall with a profusion kindled up within him with true oratoricil j of brass nails every part of the room was lib-l emphasis he repeats a long list of toast i trally decorated with paper eagles ; and in al dranjf on a recent ctlebraiion of the kind â€” ' the i oraer hung a little black ship rigged with twinel american eagle â€” ' the day wc celebrate ] a i armed with a whole broadside of uinbrellol the new england fair â€¢ the heroes who j v 3 - i fought bled and dietl at bunker hill â€” if which i b were in vain to attempt a description of alll 1 am one !' â€” and a thousand others equally pat j the wonders that started up beneath the tailor'sl riotic he was interrupted by the merry notes j hand as from the touch of a magician's wand â€” i ot the stage horn twanging in long drawn blasts . * v - a word before night every thing was in rea-l everthebluehilis tt-ht skirt d the village andj d ' ni s travellers that arriveel in the eveningl bad shortly after a cloud of dust eame roihng iuj brought intbrmation that the general would pass light volume along the road and the stage coach through tho village at noon the next day ; but wheeled up to the door , i without tlie slightest expectation of lhe jubilee it was driven by a stout thickest young fol lh at awaited hmt the tailor was beside him-l low with a glowing red face that peeped out | 8f tf with joy at the news and pictured to himselfl from under the wide brim of a white hat like mvm good uaturod self-complacency , the rur ihe setting sun from beneath a summer cloud p ri se and delight ofthe venerable patriot when he was dressed in a wren tailed gingham coal he shauid receive the public honors prepared for with pocket holes outside and a pair 61 gray im him and the new blue coat with bright buttons en pantaloons buttoned down each leg with a and velvet collar which was then making at his row of a yellow bell buttons his vest was stri yi op " â€¢ ped with red and biuc ; and around his neck ho .. 1 the moan time the landlady had been busy wore a coloured silk handkerciiief tied in a loose * a making preparations tor a sumptuous dinner knot before and tucked in at the waistband the lawyer had been locked up all day hard at beside him on his ejaaeh box sat two dusty tra work u p u n his oration ; and the peoegogue was vellers in riding caps and the group within pros hard ridden by the phantom of a pontic eulogy sented an uncomfortable picture ot the miserioo *$**- bealaude hiaimagniatiaa like the nightmare of travelling in a stage coach in the monthof nothing was heard in the village but the bustle j uup of preparation ami the martial music of drums in an instant all was noise and confusion in atu * *- ics - p a while the ponderous wheel of the bar room of the inn travellers that had - al)or seemed to stand still the clatter of the just arrived and these about to set off in the eve oÂ»|*n***a mallet was sdent the painter left his ning coach came crowding in with their bag brush tae cwbbler his awl andjthe blacksmith's gage ; some eager to secure places and others bdlowbtbjraoaria asleep with ita nose buried in lodgings a noisy group was gathered at tiie lht ", a3lics bar within which tho landlady was bouncing to the next morning at day-break the whole mi and fro in a hull and angling a great bunch of -- tar y force of the town was marshalled '' rth in keys like some wild aunual at a rare-show talk j try ' ltc - 1 ' 1c tavern armed and equipped as the ing about its cage whisking its tail and jingling * aw direct conspicuous among this multitude its iron chain a c stood a tayior arrayed in a coat of his own ma the fire place was filled with pine boughs and cm o a - lace and buttons and a pair of buff asparagus tops j and over it tjto wall was cov p ailta 'Â°Â° ns > drawn up so tight that ho could hard ered with advertisements of new invented ma v touch his feet to the ground he wore a comes patent medicines toll gate and turnpike au lar 7 bat.^baped like a ciam bbell with lit coiiipanies and eoarse prims of steamboats stage ' e white go;ue feathers stuck all around the coaches opposition lines and fortune's home by hia aide atood the gigantic figure of forever in one corner stood an old fashioned t0 * blacksmith ia regimental at length the oaken settee with high back and crooked el ro *' Â°* t * ie drum announced the order for forming bows which served as a scat by day and a bed ie ran -- s * aiiu tne valiant host displayed itself by night in another was a pile of trunks aud i * bing waveriiig line here stood a tall lan diilcrunt articles of a traveller's euuippage tra ern-jawcu fellow all legs furnished up with a j veliinydwatfl hung here and there about the ret " waistcoat and shining green coat a little j room ; and t he atmosphere was thick with the tou:i ' l v 'Â° 0 ' * iat perched oa ihe back of his head i smoke of tobacco and ihe fuu.osof brandy " ao **. downward tapering off in a pair of yellow at length the sound ofthe wheels was heard ' da i le '? os > twisted and wrinkled about the knees at tbe door ; * stage ready v shouted the coach j a ' s l \ lns s 6 ** ij ****â€¢ screwed into them bo man piit/ing bta head in at ibc door ; there was j , ;:> * e *'** n a oa a long-waisttd being with a head a hurry and busilo about the room , ' the travel *' i1,0 d f 7 **- b ****Â» sea off with a willow hat lew crowded out : a short pause succe-eded : the | a:u * a lac luat forked as if it were of soul h-ath | carnage uoor was slammed to in haste ; and the i ur - a,,v * a o ra - s '* ut . m lh -' nubile of ii for a mouth coach wheeled away and disappeared in the , is,ext caam a'bltlcman with tierce black dusk of the evening | whiskers and a sugar loaf bat eonipped with a lhe sound of us wheels had hardly ceased to i loll !* i * jw b*"g piece a powder iiorn and a white he heard when the taiior ton-red the room with cauv * s8 bnapsack with a red star on the back ot | a newspaper in hii hand aim strutted up utln ! lv ' ril Â°" a mntry bmnkm standing butt up square ami the school master who aat tal.dn to ' ri = ht " ius 1,ead mymted his toe-s turned out j gethei apon the settee with a step that mmi1 ' i holdia z - isl u > bis gun with one hand and kee j nave done honor to the tragedy hereof a strollinu i i 1m s ""-* ber spread out upsa his right thigh j tn.atre he had just received the tiding thi i * 4hcn n 4 u^dthe uecendani otsonie revoltitii.ua i latayette was on uis way north the stajre ; ty vct *' ra "* arrmyci iu the uniform and bearing driver txuught the news lite passcnters con j tue aruw nw aecotitremeutsof tiis ancestor a t finned it Â« was m tbe newst-apers and tf ou " kt -" 1 lm Â«â€¢ bis bead a heavy musket on hia eoursc tbe.ceoud be no ihwbt noon the subject j fbuuld aaahfci ins hack a large knapsack mar ttnuw became a general topic uf conversation kl h l ' s ' here was a man in a straw hat in the bar room j ue villain eame in one by ! . Â» in - ; ' i,ri jacket and there a pale nervous one ail were on c.pic ; all lalknd toÂ«Â»ether - feuow ' mttoncd up to the e-biit ma drab grey i.af.iyotte thc mantis the iicn*ral ' he would ! ,; - a '* td l ard â€¢ mu s : - i Â» st tiie morning air and pass thro the village iu i wo days from tbe.-ic _ i kee p Â° u *â€¢ u ' v,r a,ul i - ne * â€ž pviiat was tobe done the town authorities attention the whole front face eyes were at their wit's cod and were quae as ana ri ? ht k > s fl " sua,1 >', ! al 1 te!,tum u ' llie liuusto know how they should receive their j 1 tha blaoksnuui in a voice j venerable glestas they were to receive him like a volcano la tha mean time lhe news took wing â€” teleg popgun i there was a crowd at the door uf the post of w 1 *'] . .., , , ,, j fice talking with becoming seal upon the subject ' 1 bidation sheepshanks i the boys in the etr.oet gajre tort-e cheers and ,!"~Â° t â€¢ i .. - j bhuntea * lafayette forever and in ieaa than j ' r ' tu â„¢ j nat Â» ai1 baocockl j ten miaatea the approaching jubilee was known | fb:re i and talked of in every nook and corner of the t al * d " on th s a a whole catilo o riie Â«Â« w | village the town authorities assc-mbled in the i hard names ' " little back parlor ofthe inn lodise-u^s the subject i atuurtion shoulder â€” arms \ ery well fall i more at leisum over a liiug of cider and conclude back there on the extreme left o talking in i upon tae necessary arrangements for the ocea the rauksl present axuis squire wiggins ou'r isi^n here they eontiiuted with closed duota not in the line if you please a little lariher in a luntd a late hour and after much debate finally little farther out,tn.tc i guess that will uo eairy ir^ol^uodecorai^ti^avern hall ; prenarewi arms very wt-li doue l^urck time uiÂ»on yo pvettt^td^^^^oklntt.ke a ham ds rooster with his tad clipped just preparing to crow . m ari*s**fecudff o tneir icaeler tin wota oi command was given and they rent through the sword ex ercise hewing and cutting the air m all directions with the most cool and dclilterate courage the ot.ler was then given to draw pistols ready â€” aim fire iÂ»op â€” pop â€” pop â€” went the pistols â€” too â€” too â€” i > â€” went the trumpet the horse took fright at tl sound some plunged others reared and kicked and others started out of the line and capered up anl down mike mad the captain being satisfied with this display of the military discipline of his troop then wheeled olt in sec tions and rode gallantly into the tavern yard to recruit from the fatigues o the morning ciowds of country people now came driving in from all directions to see the fun and the gen eral thc hit st farmer m broad rimmed hat and broad sksrted coat jogged slowly on with his wife and a half a dozen blooming daughters in a square top chaise and country beaux in all their sunday finery came racing along in wag gons or parading round on horseback to win a sidelang look from borne fair country loss in gipsy hat and blue ribbons in the meantime the school master was far from being idle his scholars had been assembled at an early hour and after a deal of drilling and good advice were arranged in a line in front of the school house to bask in the sun aad wait for the general the little girls had wreaths of roses upon their heads and naskets of flowers in their hands and the boys carried bibles.and wore paper on their hats inscribed welcome lafayette 1 he school master walked up and down before them with a rattan in his hand repeating to himself his poetic eulogy stopped now and then to rap ! some unlucky little rogue over the knuckles for misdemeanor shaking one to make him turn out his toes and pulling another's ear to make him hold up his head and look like a man in this manner the morning wore away and the hour at which it had been rumored that the ganeral was to arrive drew near the whole military force both toot and horse was then summoned together in front of thc tavern and formed into a hollow square and the colonel a ewarthy knight of thc fotge by the aidof a scrawl written by the squire and placed in the crown of his hat made a most eloquen and patriotic ha rangue in which he called the soldiers his bro thers in arms the hope of their country the ter ror to their enemies the huh ark of liberty and the safeguard to the fair sex they we e then wheeled back agaiu into a line and dismissed for ten minutes an hourtr two previous an honest old black named boaz hail been stationed upon the high ruad not far from the entrance of the village e tjuipped with a loaded gun which he was order ed to discharge by way of signal as soon as the general should appear full oi the iu pttrtance and dignity of his offioe boaz marched to and fro across the dusty road with his musket ready i cocked and his finger on the trigger this ma r-rweririg in the sun however diminished his en thusiasm in proportion as it increased that of his b'tdy till at length he sat down on a stump in the f shade and leaning his musket against thc trunk of a tree took a short stemmed pipe out ef his pocket and itcjran to smoke as noon day drew | near he grew hungry and home sick his hear simk into his stomach i lis african philosophy dwindled apace into a mere theory ovorpower i ed by the heat cf the weather he grew drowsy | his pipe fell front his mouth his head lost its e t quipoise and droppt d like a poppy upon bifl breast and sliding gently from his seat he fell asleep at the root of the tree he was aroused from his slumber by the noise of an empty wagon that came rattling along a cross road near him thus j suddo ily awakened the thought of thc general's i approach the idea of being sleeping on his post i and the shame of having given the signal too ! late flashed together acr iss his bewildered mind j ui springing upon his feet he caught his musket shut mth eyes and find to the utter consterna tion ofthe wao-oncr whu^c horses tool fright at the sk.und and became unmanageable poor bo az when he saw the mistake he had made and the mischief he had done did not wait long to th hberata but throwing his musket over his shoul der bounded into the woods and was out ol sijghi in the twinkling of an eye the sharp report of tiie run ru-.g far and wide through the hueh of noontide awakening many a drowsy echo ttilt grumbled in the distance hke a man roused untimely from his rest at the soound ofthe long expected signal gun tlie whole village was put in motion the drum beat to or der the ranks ware lrmed in haste and the whole military force mov d off to escort the ge neral in amid the waving of banners the roll ol the drums the scream of riles aad tiie twang oi the horse trumpet all was now anxious expectation at tlie vil lage the moments passed like hours the lawyer appeared at tbe door with his speech in his hand toe school master and his - scholar j stonl broiiing in the sun and many a se-archinj 1 ok was cast along to dusty highway luigj some indication of their nuesta approach b francis k a r:r toogt^b wrigbt peter clingmam , h storks col'ntvlh john v i'orndexter esq â– laaae gibson esq tfl wilkes county â– col saml f th messrs finlt-v & bouchcll â– bur hi count â– robert pearson esq , â– sidney s ervvin â– john i hardin esq â– rockingham â– robert gallowav jr esq tfl a m scales esq j lincoln â– c g henderson esq m m a m barton esq vfl mecklenburg â– dr j d boyd â– f l isnith esq mt miles li abernathy â– cabarrus â– david storke , esq mt d m barnnger esq ma guilford â– dr j a mebane â– asilfi â– col a mitchell â– iredell whitfield kerr joseph p caldwell esq davidson juhnp.mabry reasonable commission will be allowed on mo ney collected . h.c.j ones . salisbury july 28 1332 let us have a bank if the people of north carolina especially the west were to be polled you could se-arce find a dissenting voice to the above sentimoot circumstances render the necessity for a bank currency to be afforded by the state almost imperious in consequence of the curtailed operations if the i s bank the notes of that institution are obviously retiring al ready the south carolina bank notes are at a discount mainly on account of tiie irresponsibili ty of these corporations to our state authorises and thc georgia notes are much worse for the same and some other similar reasons â€” there is evidently a want of this sort of currency to cor respond with the business demand f tiie coun try habit has made paper tiie inexliurn of bu siness transactions even where and the people can scarce do without it nothing but the urgen cy of habit and the searoety uf better paper would since the expl.sion of tite macon bank make our citizens deal in georgia notes at all and the unsettled political condition of south carolina render ln;r notes somewhat otwclccme the existence of these facts teach us that we ought to have a uank or banks within cur own control and in our own neighborhoods so that we might ei ther prevent or avoid the consequences thai befal ourettizeiis frcÂ«o ignorance of thecenditionwf banks and af tne genuineness uf the paper c c it is believed that north carolina ean tern some of ber past experience to giod account in tlie future man agementof i'nnks.atiti should she not fall into some untried scheme such as the good sense of the wlwe community has repudiated we need nut fear but that a sate and wholesome business can in done :>\ a new bank with branches in th several important towns in the state we scout thc ideaot ;\ faith and credit bank â€” we behove the plan totally delusive at a proper time iitid with mere leisure we think we ean satisfy oor can lid readers ofthe fact we are far from believing that the existence of these money corporations mid to r take from the aggre gate wealth of a state they sometimes give a stimulous to business whieh if ti d ues noi h>-id to fair-trading is ol greatjbenefit u tbe community but it is only in tii.i^s of great i bility that sued ati'-va i-rncnt can be of service and even then it is but the introducer of sucoess ami prosperity if a count ean not get along without the con tinual forcing of lis energies it is not healthy and sound and must sink whenever the excitant is withdrawn â€” without regard therefore loany thing else than the convenience of a sound paper cir eolation and the safely ofthe people against the frauds of manager and oi counterfeiters we are still to look anon tins as a matter t.t much mo ment and ver general concern the word is in every body's mouth what shall we do for money without a new bank â€” we therefore invite the earl v att in ion of the next assembly to thc subject the people hi the west have aid no sort iÂ»f attention to an act passed at tbe bsl session to prevent the circulation uf bilu under jo i>-sued by other states indeed tliey can not do it aud the political and gem r.tl disregard i if thc law by a people as patriotic as any iu the world js a proo ili 1 t>m^^^^^^^^^^^m mma-nasi ere torn outof his clam shell hat his coat waa thoroughly sponged his hoots full of water aad his buff pantaloons tltrag tighter than ever to h little legs be trembled like a leaf one riugh have taken him for i*evi r and ague pcrsonifio ' the blacktmith,on the contrary soi-nuxl bjdlb-tu the water as little as if it were hia elemrc the rain did not penetrate him and he roll into the bar room like a great aaa calf that aft.-i sporting about in thc wave tamhlra liimsÂ»lf out upon the sand to dry a thousand question were asked at cncc abo the general but there was nobody to aaawi : them they had seen nothing ot him lhe had heard nothing of him they knew mthinf of him their spirit and patior.ce were ecu plelely soaked out of them ; no patriotism was pmof against such torrents of rain every heart beamed now toeink mdeap ui every hope hid given way when the twang of thc st ige horn was heard sending forth its long drawn cadences nnd enhvciui â€¢. the gloom of a rainy twilight the coa dashed up to the door it was empty : not a solitary passenger the coachman canm i without a dry thread about him a lit stream of water trickled down hia back from the rim of his hat there was something dismally ominous in his look ; he sceiii j tobe a messenger of bad news gin'ral ! â€” tbe gin'ral lâ€”where's the gin'ral !" he's gone on by another road so much for the opposition line and the new turn pike !" said the coachman as he tossed off a glass of new england j he has lost a speech said the lawj-^l iie lo.-t a coat ho id the tailo____________b terms tht carolina uatchmax is published every week at three dollar per year n advance whrrc the.su/iscribcrshyo counties more than one hundred miles distant from salisbury and in all cases wltere tht account is over me year stai ding the puce will be 4 jsii subaeription wiil t.e token fm less tiian one year : advertising will be done a ithe usual ratc3 i fi(o subscription will be withdrawn until arrear.'i iges at paid unban the editor chooses six suk-^ribcrs p'i}'ing the whole s>im in ad vatu-e cast have the watcjiinmial ffi 50 tor one year and if advanced regularly will ho continu ed at the same rates afterwards ail letters to the editor mu#rt be postpaid or they will not be attended to persems addressing the editor on the business of thc office will addu^ss him as editor of the carol/da watchman â€” 1'hoso that write on oth er bu.sin.*is can direct to ii c jones h.b all the bubscripiions taken before the atfiniiif dcement of this paper it will bo remem bered bocoiae dc-on the publication of the fir t lumber haiattltoir c jokes vm7ill continue for the present to practice i w v law in thecoiiiitie of rowan and surry lin both the county & superior courts he will bdaittlie next superior courts of stakes and da r tosettle his business in these courts ib under the office of the carolina few doom below the mansion hotel lately oc cupd by saiu'l jones esq in tavern u iie lost a dinner said the landlord it is a gloomy night at the bald eagle a few boon companions sate late over their bottle drank hard and tried to be merry ; but it would not do good humor bagged â€” the jokes were bad â€” the laughter force and one after another they elunk awaw Â« . bed full of bad liquor and reeling wit i tlie the fumes of brandy and beer plimet te constantly oa hand at my limekiln tokis c onnty fresh-.4oiiâ‚¬-itpu both slack inslackcrl which i sell at 2b cents per gr slacked and 50 far imslacked â€” and ) quantity of one hundrtd bushels is tak oionce and paid for the price will be some the comet the appearance ef biela's comet has been announced in various shapes by alitio every paper in tho united states and every probably incorrectly many poopb have evidently mistaken the planet mara for the comet mars is now every near the pleiades and nsoe in the northeast about 10 o'clock p m others have been nun led by the nebula in the girdlo of andrc meda which cortainly has something of the appearance of a comet and has caused similar mistakes former occasions some â– notices of biela's comet have evidently been manufactured from burreu's plani phere map which appears to have beat made pp from that every creditable p-ii-li cation the american almanac and reposi tory it is presumed that this com *, which is looked for with great interest both by tbe learned and unlearned will be eecn with a tolerable telescope at least a weok before it can be visible to the nakod eye when it docs appear it is to be hoped tb-it some scientific gentlemen will give to the public its apparent place in the heavens in order that it may be identified by every one the position of an object in the heavens is usually expressed in de clination and right assension which bear the same relation to the celestial equmtor that 1 ititude and longitude do to tho ter restrial the right assension is measured eastward in the time or degrees from the first poinf aries ; but almost every school boy of the present day understands thc use of the globe and on this subject we need not sav more should the comet pass its perihelion later than the circulations state or appear to the westward of its computed places , it will come nearer to the earth than fiftjt one millions of miles the estimated dis tanceâ€”if a month later it will come al most in contact with the earth a scientific friend who has a telescope capable of ob serving tbe eclipse of jupiter's satellites has not been able to see tbe comet up to the 27th ult its apparent path in thp heavens will be eastward â€¢ but owing to tho diur nal motion of the earth and the acceler ation of fixed stars it willap.war to many to nave a differeut motif n we may therefore expect to rec.ivo many ridiculous accounts of tins comet â€” merc adv wberedva old jaekeon live when he's at home r askeo a clay dandy the other day in theti^rwofthep^phv answered Â« uu Â«*** _ _ iakerpeol f jpo .) mercvntf m james martin sen'r the cane fear a nd yadkin r&il road bw*^el sulÂ»viip"i.>n for stock in tbiscem m are now opened in the town of sal m wm 11 slaughter and aiio wdl remain open un dn 29th day ol august next the subscri pleased to learn from a recent communi u them front the commissioners at wil tii tt 100,000 of stock will be taki u in 1 wilmington and fayetteville and r - l ' t e tithe intended road will shortly aurvoyed by an eaanent engineer james martin jr michael brown thos l cowan wm h hokah max chambers sulytautfl commissmnirs ijl\ti*iisi ic+isvi\ti respectfully announce to th public thai they ba*ra sueceeued in renew their engagement with miss amelia thomp ciii.r.r t . nf tliia â€” institution â€” tbe v_ll_go into ope ratun again on the i 3th in this acadrrnv arf the arithmetic geognphv hronowrv philosophy moral and rhhetoric needle work drawing music aud ihe french lantruairo h v mcbee k i hoke k c e keinhardt k ramsouu ____________ v leonaiu ______ *'â– summey fff^^ntiii^loirioiaustro^ing al n-j the olv itirttroad would cheat them with a td'.i illusion it en the report of musquetry and the roll of i ciun.s rattling among tbe hills an dying on the breeze would fspire the fugitive hojie that , he had at length arrived and a murmur of eager expectation would run from mouth to mouth ' there he comes that's he and the people i would crowd into the street to be again disap pointed one o'clock arrived two throe but nogen ! eral ! the dinner was over done the land-lady in great tribulation lhe cook in a great passion i the gloom of disappointment began to sit ontna 1 ny a countenance the people looked doubting llyateach other and guessed the sky too i be pin to lower volumes of black clouds piled j thcaselvn n in the west and thaaateaed a lu c.c-m-.y tliat exists t7.r"a"aaa))____^bur*"Â«'i uimier ; ordtr out the mil.tia , aotow^^pth provision iu this respect by surprise toe lawyer was appointed to write an oration and i ie school aaaates an ode the bald eagle tor the tweaaion â€” as night advanced th crowd gradually dis from the token if ddantic souvcnicr for 1s32 peraed from tha slree siience succeeded to i'll have you chronicled ami chronicled nnd uie hum of rejoicing and nothing wns heard cut tk chroriieied sung in all-io-be-praiseo 1 sou throughout the village but the occasional bark of netts anj grav'd m new brave ballads that nil a dog tiie creaking of the tavern sign and the toni'ties shall trouble you in mecu!a a:cuionim bo.le*a oiuaiial arreniaaf tha one keyed flute fj/j comedy "~ : â– '" school master who perched at ins cham ln one of tlie little villages sprinkled along jrwi.tuo-.vui night gown and slippers serenar thc delicious valley of the connecticut there .-â€¢ i i.e neighborhood with ' fire on the moun stood not many years ago a little tavern ailed 1 and half of ' washington's march â€” tho bald eagle it was an old last j-j neu bond â€¢ to.si tiie grocer wheahved next drÂ«jr roused ing with a small ant i.pie portico in front wne.o lutu sweet dreams of ireaeie and brown sugar ol a laxy summer afternoon the v se men af ay tossing in his bed and wishme the d